Bluewater Fleet
HMS Prince of Wales
VI
Rank
AB
7.7
RB
7.7
Battle rating
Great Britain
Research country
Battleship
Main role
350,000
Research
1,050,000
Purchase
General information
Specification
Armour
Citadel
305 / 381 / 152 mm
Main fire tower
330 / 229 / 178 mm
Hull
25 mm (steel)
Superstructure
16 mm (steel)
Number of sections
9
Displacement
43,786 t
Crew
1,521 persons
Max speed
Forward
43355135 km/h
Backward
15121812 km/h
Primary armament
2 × Turret — 4 × 14 inch/45 Mark VII cannon
Ammunition
800 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
39 → 30 s
Vertical guidance
-3 / 40°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
21.721.7 °/s
Vertical
86.886.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 96 | 91 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 70 | |
| APCBC | 624 | 591 | 540 | 493 | 450 | 376 | |
2 × 14 inch/45 Mark VII cannon
Ammunition
200 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
39 → 30 s
Vertical guidance
-3 / 40°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
21.721.7 °/s
Vertical
86.886.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 96 | 91 | 83 | 76 | 70 | 70 | |
| APCBC | 624 | 591 | 540 | 493 | 450 | 376 | |
Secondary armament
8 × Turret — 2 × 5.25 inch/50 QF Mark I naval gun
Ammunition
6,400 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance
-10 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
108.5108.5 °/s
Vertical
108.5108.5 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| SAPBC | 169 | 143 | 106 | 77 | 57 | 49 | |
| HE-VT | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 3 gun
Ammunition
2,000 rounds
Belt capacity
4 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate
160 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 87°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical
2420.42420.4 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEFI-T | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
6 × Turret — 8 × 40 mm 2pdr QF Mk.VIII automatic cannon
Ammunition
107,520 rounds
Belt capacity
56 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Fire rate
200 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
1512.81512.8 °/s
Vertical
1512.81512.8 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
7 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition
12,600 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate
450 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-8 / 55°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical
6555.36555.3 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
32,016 → 41,685
RB
35,797 → 46,608
Crew training
300,000
Experts
1,050,000
Aces
2,600 
Research Aces
1,010,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
450 / 600 %
226 %
Total cost of modifications
294,000
488,000
Talisman cost
2,700
Research order:
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